6:00 PM ET Ohio State hired Jim Knowles as the team’s defensive coordinator on Tuesday, head coach Ryan Day announced. Knowles had been the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State, where his defense ranked No. 3 in total yards per game. A finalist for the Broyles Award, which annually goes to college football’s top assistant coach, Knowles had an excellent defensive unit this season, ranking first in sacks (54), fourth in yards allowed per play, fifth in rush yards allowed per game and 10th in pass yards allowed per game. Ohio State made the hire official on Tuesday, but Day said Knowles won’t start until after the Rose Bowl game presented by Capital One, on Jan. 2. 12m “What is most important at this time is that we put our players in the best position possible to finish the season with a win in the Rose Bowl,” Day said. “To that…
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